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Accurate catch reporting is a foundation for sustainable fisheries management, which benefits all North Atlantic coastal communities
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 26, 2010 09:40
The Honourable Gail Shea, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Mr. Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, hosted the 15th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference in O`Leary, Prince Edward Island. Fisheries Ministers and their representatives from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation attended the Conference, as did the Representative of the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, reports www.megafishnet.com
Caspian States agree on quotas for wild caviar
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 26, 2010 09:06
The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has published the export quotas for caviar and other sturgeon products agreed by the Caspian States for 2010, reports www.megafishnet.com
HB Grandi: 15,000 tonnes of herring and mackerel
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 26, 2010 09:03
HB Grandi's vessels have landed around 15,000 tonnes of herring and mackerel so far this season. In previous years mackerel has primarily been a by-catch with herring but now mackerel accounts for some 60% of catches, reports www.megafishnet.com
NOAA and Coast Guard Actively Enforcing Gulf of Mexico Closed Fishing Area
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 23, 2010 09:35
NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U.S. Coast Guard continue to actively enforce the law in federal waters that have been closed to fishing to balance economic and public health needs as a result of the BP oil spill. Since the first closure was announced on May 2, the agencies have worked together to patrol waters and docks to identify violations associated with the closure, leading fishermen to abandon catches to prevent potentially tainted seafood from entering U.S. seafood markets, reports www.megafishnet.com
World Ocean Council to advance ocean business involvement in marine spatial planning
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 23, 2010 09:17
Industry representatives at the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) in June 2010 identified marine spatial planning as a priority for the World Ocean Council's efforts to catalyze private sector leadership in ocean stewardship, reports www.megafishnet.com
Aquaculture red tape cut
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 23, 2010 09:16
The State Government has slashed red tape for aquaculture projects, reports www.megafishnet.com
Greenpeace releases first ever Responsible Seafood Guide in Japan
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 22, 2010 09:54
Japan is celebrating "Marine Season" ("Umi-No-Shun-Kan") this week and it's also the International Year of Biodiversity. What better way to mark the occasion here than to launch a campaign to protect the most threatened fish species? That's exactly what Greenpeace Japan is doing by releasing a seafood ranking guide. The first of its kind, it includes 15 fish species which should be removed from Japanese shelves, including five different species of tuna, reports www.megafishnet.com
AUSS acquires shares in Norway Pelagic ASA
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 21, 2010 12:43
Austevoll Seafood ASA (AUSS) has entered into an agreement for acquisition of 5,054,137 shares in Norway Pelagic ASA (NPEL), reports www.megafishnet.com
Marine Harvest improved results proposes half-year dividend of NOK 0.20 per share
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 21, 2010 08:58
Marine Harvest Group achieved an operational EBIT of NOK 792 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to NOK 268 million in the corresponding quarter of 2009, reports www.megafishnet.com
Overview of seafood exports from Russia's Far East in May 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 16:21
The general situation on the Russian export market was marked by mixed trends, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/) based on Japanese and Russian sources.
Iceland: Cod quota for 2010-2011 increased by 10,000 tons
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 15:28
Jonas Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries, has set the cod quota for the coming fishing year (starting September 1st 2010), reports www.megafishnet.com
Norway's satellite - AISSat-1 has started its mission
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 15:25
With a payload developed by Kongsberg Seatex AS, the AISSat-1 was successfully launched from India on July 12th. The satellite has already begun transmitting AIS messages from space to earth via Kongsberg Satellite Services' ground station at Svalbard, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
GMOs: Member States to be given full responsibility on cultivation in their territories
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 15:19
The European Commission proposed to give Member States the freedom to allow, restrict or ban the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) on part or all of their territory, reports www.megafishnet.com
Chairman Liu of China Marine Food Group Accumulates Shares of Company
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 14:33
China Marine Food Group Limited (NYSE Amex: CMFO) ("China Marine" or the "Company"), a manufacturer of Mingxiang(R) seafood-based snack foods, "Hi-Power" marine algae-based beverages and a distributor of frozen marine catch, today reported that its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Pengfei Liu, has purchased a total of 245,500 shares of his own Company's stock from the open market, reports www.megafishnet.com
Russian Sea Company expanding product range
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 13:59
Russian Sea Group of Companies has launched a new product on the seafood market, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Volga-based producer expands caviar range
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 12:38
Romil Company with head office in Volga region is expanding the assortment of imitated caviar products, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Santa Bremor launches sea weed in newly-designed pack
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 12:09
Santa Bremor Company launched a brand new laminaria in newly-designed pack, reports http://www.megafishnet.com
Russian vets lifting temporary import restrictions from importation of seafood products from Kazakhstan
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 11:56
Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has cancelled temporary restrictions for seafood importation from Kazakhstan, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Overview of Russian Fisheries in North Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic as per mid-July 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 20, 2010 09:34
In the second week of July 2010 the Russian catch in the North Atlantic and Central Eastern Atlantic has been rising, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/)
Freezers make a start on mackerel
INDUSTRY NEWS
July 19, 2010 15:58
HB Grandi's factory stern trawlers Venus HF and Therney RE have been fishing well on mackerel for the last few days, according to the freezer vessels' quality control manager Steindor Sverrisson. The two trawlers are fishing on a special mackerel quota that was allocated to such vessels for the first time this year and each one can take 230 tonnes of mackerel HB Grandi has an 1150 tonne mackerel allocation this year, reports www.megafishnet.com
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